Created: 11/12/2020
By: Mike McAlister
Version 1.0
I have provided several installation screencasts to get you started with the Scribe theme. Be sure to pay attention, as this will help you get the theme installed with ease!
Theme Setup:
First of all, you should have WordPress installed and ready to roll. It's always recommended that you start with a fresh install of WordPress to prevent a conflict of settings from old themes, etc. Make sure you backup your old theme and your posts, pages, etc. in case of a catastrophe!
Unzip the theme package. In the folder you'll find the Scribe docs and a zip titled UploadToWP.zip. This is the theme zip that you need to upload into WordPress.
In the WordPress admin, go to Appearance -> Themes. Click on the big Install Themes tab at the top of the page. Next, click the Upload link and navigate to the UploadToWP.zip file. Install and activate the theme.
Optional but recommended - Install the dummy data which is included. (You can also get it here: scribe-dummy-data.xml) This will ensure the posts/pages get laid out properly with the correct page templates. Go to Tools -> Import -> Wordpress. Browse to the Scribe download folder and locate the Dummy Data folder. Select the XML file and upload it. Be sure to click "download and import all attachments".
Scribe needs the Options Framework plugin to add the theme options. You can either click the install prompt at the top of the screen, or go to Plugins -> Add New and search for Options Framework. Install and activate the plugin.
Next you need to grab the Contact Form 7 plugin. Once again, go to Plugins -> Add new. Search for "Contact Form 7". Install this plugin. To use this plugin, you'll need to go to the Contact menu (now on the left menu) and create a form. Once you're done, it will give you a shortcode you can use in your contact page. If you've used the dummy data, this should already be in there for you.
Theme options are crucial to the Scribe theme. If you didn't watch the screencasts, you can read the directions below. You must go through the theme options setup before the theme will work properly.
You'll notice under the Appearence menu, there is a Theme Options menu. Click this link.
Under Basic Settings you can upload your logo, set the link color, select a background style and insert your Google Analytics code. Save Changes
Note! Scribe comes with the logo PSD (which you can also grab here: ribbon.psd). You can use this Photoshop file to customize the ribbon if you'd like to keep that look. Otherwise, you can upload your own logo, but may have to make a few CSS adjustments to accomodate it.
Scribe takes advantage of the new Wordpress 3.0 menu manager. Menus can be found under Appearence -> Menus. For more detailed usage of the menu manager, see this tutorial here.
You'll need to create two different menus; one for the header, one for the footer. Start with the header menu. Create a menu and name it whatever you want.
Now, on the left hand side, select the pages you would like to have added to the menu. You can then click "Add to Menu" and they will show up on the right side of the page. You can drag the pages around to arrange them the way you'd like.
Save the menu.
Now let's create the footer menu. At the top of the page you'll see a new menu button (has a + on it). Create a new menu and call it Footer. Add pages and arrange them the same way you did before. When you're finished, save the menu.
Now that you have both menus created, you need to assign them in the Theme Locations window located on the left. From the drop down menu, select the appropriate menu for the header and footer and save.
I've included a few custom widgets and styled several other widgets to help sexify your theme.
Sidebar - You can put whatever you want in the sidebar. I have provided custom Twitter and Flickr widgets for your use. Just drag any widget to the Sidebar pane and be sure to fill out any required fields for them to work.
Sticky Sidebar - This is the small sidebar that sticks on the page as users scroll. On the demo site I used the Twitter widget and the search widget. You can put whatever you want here as well, but be warned that if you put too many items in the sticky footer the screen will cut off the sidebar. Since it's position is fixed, it will not scroll to show many widgets.
Footer Right - This is just a small area on the right side of the footer. In the demo site, I used it to show a small linked image. You can add whatever you want, but I recommend keeping it simple to accomodate the simplicity of the theme.
Videos
Create a new post and add a title and description.
Next, scroll down the page a bit and look for the Custom Fields box. If you don't see the Custom Fields box, look up towards the top of your screen and click the Screen Options drop down. Make sure Custom Fields is checked..
Now you can add the Custom Field. The Name is going to be okvideo and the value will be your embed code. The embed code should look something like the code below. Be sure to keep your video width around 565px to fit nicely in the theme. Click Add Custom Field.
<iframe
src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/4143170?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0"
frameborder="0" width="565"
height="229"></iframe>
Once you've added the custom field, you need to be sure to add a category or any descriptive tags if you want.
Publish the post when you're finished.
Text Posts
Create a new post and add a title and description.
Write your content and add whatever styling you want. If you want to have a nice big quote like on the demo site, just use the Blockquote button on the WordPress post editor.
When you're finished, be sure to add a category or any descriptive tags if you want.
Publish the post when you're finished.
Featured Image Posts
Create a new post and add a title and description.
Write your content and add whatever styling you want.
On the right hand side of your page, you'll see the Featured Image Pane. Click Set Featured Image and upload your image. Once uploaded, scroll down and click "Use as featured image". Once set, you can close the image upload window.
Publish the post when you're finished.
Scribe comes with several custom element styles, which are used to easily add extra styling to your WordPress posts. Add buttons, columns, and asides all from within your post editor. See what each one does below.
To use the post styles, simply select your text, links or images, and select from the drop down which style you would like to apply. You'll be able to see the changes live, in your editor. If you're having a bit of
1/2 Column - This will do exactly what it says, create a half column! Select your text and apply this style to create a 1/2 column on your post.
1/4 Column - This will do exactly what it says, create a quarter column! Select your text and apply this style to create a 1/4 column on your post.
Highlight - This will highlight the f**k out of some text.
Quote Aside - This style is an alternative to the blockquote. It grabs the text, and throws it to the right of the post, and gives it a nice light background. Nice for highlight important bits of information or quotes.
Buttons - There are several sizes and colors of buttons to choose from. Just select your text or link and choose what size and color you want!
This theme is setup to automatically use the lightbox gallery
feature on certain portfolio images. If you would like to use it on
your own images, simply follow the example below. You're basically
linking a thumbnail photo to a larger photo and adding
class="lightbox" to the link.
<a href="large-image.jpg" class="lightbox"><img
src="thumb-image.jpg" alt="lightbox image"
/></a>
To create a gallery of images to open in your lightbox, you need
to instead use class="lightbox[gallerytitle]".
<a href="large-image.jpg"
class="lightbox[gallerytitle]"><img src="thumb-image.jpg"
alt="lightbox image" /></a>